Video: How Tsunamis Are Born

What's This? SHARE Digg StumbleUpon Reddit RELATED Tsunami in Southeast Asia: Full Coverage (December 2004-January 2005) Photos: Tsunami in Indonesia, January 2005 Can Animals Sense Earthquakes? (November 11, 2003) April 2, 2007—As the Solomon Islands recover from yesterday's killer wave, get the facts on tsunamis. How are these waves born? How fast can they travel? How tall can they get? What makes them so lethal? See tsunami formation in action and footage of the devastating effects—including the deadliest tsunami event in history, the Indian Ocean disaster of 2004. MOST VIEWED NEWS "Lost" Amazon Complex Found; Shapes Seen by Satellite Earliest Known Galaxies Spied in Deep Hubble Picture PICTURES: Tigers Butchered for Trade at "Zoos" in China NEWS FEEDS      Get our news delivered directly to your desktop—free. How to Use XML or RSS